Bristol Brunel Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C58
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bristol, BS15 1NU
- Distance
- 1.4km away
John Cabot Academy
Woodside Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8BD
Local ranking3rd of 16 secondary schools in South Gloucestershire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1400
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 5 November 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 5 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 67.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 158
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 76.0%
- Higher education
- 39.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
88
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 10.5% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 25.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 411
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1278
- Boys
- 658 (53%)
- Girls
- 586 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1400 (89% full)
- SEND
- 18.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.6%
- EAL
- 30.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.4%
- SEN Support
- 16.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,618/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.8% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 37.9%
- Black African: 21.6%
- White Other: 7.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 6.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.4%
- Mixed Other: 3.9%
- Asian Other: 2.9%
- Black Other: 2.7%
37.9%
White British
21.6%
Black African
7.3%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 135295
- UKPRN
- 10021051
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- CABOT LEARNING FEDERATION
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